US defense secretary meets top officials to push for stronger ties

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin traveled to Cambodia yesterday to push for stronger military ties with China’s closest ally in Southeast Asia. Austin met his

World’s largest electional could also be one of its most consequential

India has close to 970 million voters among its more than 1.4 billion people, and its general election pits Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an avowed Hindu

Christian accused of blasphemy and attacked by a mob died of injuries

A Pakistani Christian accused of blasphemy and attacked by a mob last month died of his injuries yesterday, a police official said. Police in eastern Punjab province

Zelenskyy promotes peace summit he says China and Russia are trying to undermine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in the Philippines yesterday in a rare Asian trip to urge regional leaders to attend a Swiss-organized global peace summit on the

Jakarta to deport a fugitive to Thailand who is wanted on murder, drug trafficking charges

One of Thailand’s most wanted fugitives will be escorted home on a Thai air force plane after being arrested on Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali following months

Modi touts roaring economy as he seeks reelection, but many feel left behind

Narendra Modi swept to power a decade ago on promises to transform India’s economy, and it would be hard to argue he hasn’t made strides. As he seeks

After a quarter century, Thailand’s LGBTQ Parade is seen as a popular and political success

Thailand kicked off its celebration of the LGBTQ+ community’s Pride Month with a parade Saturday, as the country is on course to become the first nation

Provinces reject governance change, sparking fears of a civil war in rugby

Domestic provinces have overwhelmingly rejected a new governance plan for New Zealand Rugby in a move some observers fear will fracture the national sport along

North Korea’s trash rains down onto South Korea, balloon by balloon. Here’s what it means

Manure. Cigarette butts. Scraps of cloth. Waste batteries. Even, reportedly, diapers. This week, North Korea floated hundreds of huge balloons to dump all of that trash across

Colombo and Moscow discuss the issue of Sri Lankans fighting alongside Russians in Ukraine

Sri Lanka and Russia started talks yesterday to resolve the issue of Sri Lankans fighting alongside Russians in the war against Ukraine, after at least

Former PM Thaksin will be indicted for royal defamation, prosecutors say

Thai prosecutors said former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be indicted for defaming the monarchy, three months after he was freed on parole on other charges.

Rapid gravitational changes caused 178-feet drop of Singapore Airlines jet that hit turbulence

Rapid changes in the gravitational force led to a 178-feet altitude drop of a Singapore Airlines flight that left one passenger dead and many others who

Rocket carrying its second spy satellite explodes shortly after launch

A rocket launched by North Korea to deploy the country’s second spy satellite exploded shortly after liftoff Monday, state media reported, in a setback for leader Kim

Kim plans to launch a rocket soon, likely carrying its second military spy satellite

North Korea announced plans to launch a rocket apparently carrying its second military spy satellite during an eight-day period starting Monday, drawing quick, strong rebukes from

Court sentences opposition lawmaker to two years in prison for defaming the monarchy

A Thai court yesterday sentenced a lawmaker from a progressive opposition party to two years in prison after finding her guilty of defaming the monarchy in a speech

Chinese and Japanese leaders arrive in South Korea for their first trilateral meeting since 2019

Leaders of China and Japan arrived in Seoul to meet separately with South Korea’s president yesterday, a day before they gather for their first trilateral meeting in

North Korea appears to be preparing to launch its 2nd spy satellite, South Korean military says

North Korea appears to be preparing to launch its second military spy satellite into space, South Korea’s military said Friday, as animosities remain high over the

Top security official To Lam confirmed as president

Vietnam’s top security official To Lam was confirmed yesterday as the nation’s new president. He oversaw police and intelligence operations over a period when rights groups say

Violent unrest in French Pacific territory impacting global nickel prices

Global nickel prices have soared since deadly violence erupted in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia last week. The overseas territory, which has been under

One dead, others injured after London-Singapore flight hit severe turbulence

One person has died aboard a London-Singapore flight that encountered severe turbulence, Singapore Airlines said yesterday, in which the plane apparently plummeted for a number of minutes before

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